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Peperomia valliculae

A fairly robust, upright Peperomia to about 30 cm, with stems 3-5 mm thick and small diamond-shaped leaves 1-2 cm long, described by Trelease from Cerro Valle Chiquito near El Valle de Anton, Panama. Herbarium labels record it growing on rocks in a river and in second-growth forest, so it behaves as a humid, shaded lithophyte or epiphyte of wet foothill forest.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Type and later collections come from the western slope and summit of Cerro Valle Chiquito (El Valle, Cocle), with labels noting plants on rocks in a river, and from second-growth forest behind a pension in El Valle and a riverside site on the Rio Guanche (Colon). This points to wet, shaded, streamside rock and trunk surfaces.

Panamanian records range from about 125 m (Rio Guanche) to 750 m (Cerro Valle Chiquito, type locality at 700-800 m). Wikipedia gives 700-1,100 m, which reflects additional records from El Salvador and Guatemala.

Panamá

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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